"A story of love, tango, and tragedy set in Argentina's darkest hour."

Malena was a fourteen years old teenager who had goals and dreams for her life. She represents all teenagers and kids who plan their future life's without God. Malenas plan shifted from becoming a ballerina to learning how to walk again. Her life became easier when she accepted the help of God.

Tried and convicted for being one known to possess magical abilities, as well as being caught using demons and dark magic, Princess Malena sits in a cell, awaiting her punishment. Death Gillock, advisor to the king and queen, has a different idea. His plan: to get Malena's side of the story, and before the penalty of death is enacted, banish her to the Void. It is the least he can do for the royal family, who has kept his secret for so many years. Casting a small spell to set Malena at ease, Gillock sets about writing down her tale. What he discovers, however, is a sad story of a simple life, and the tragedy that pushed Malena to become the person that all see today.

Committed trainers and owners can solve this problem!
Treating separation anxiety in dogs is not quick or easy—but it can be done. The successful ingredients are cooperation, commitment and time on the part of the dog trainer and the owners. In this important new book, author Malena DeMartini-Price shares her 5 Phase Treatment Protocol and related strategies to help dogs overcome the fear of being left alone and addresses the trauma it can inflict on both the dog and their owners. Trainer handouts, detailed step-by-step training tips and a sample initial interview questionnaire are included.

Learn about:
• The critical role that “suspending absences” plays in the early part of the treatment plan and how owners and trainers can make this more manageable.
• How dog trainers can make the treatment of separation anxiety in dogs a specialized business.
• The role that management techniques and medications can play to help support the recommended behavior modification strategies.
• How technology, including remote feeding devices and web cams, can be used to monitor a dog’s progress in overcoming his fear of being left alone.

Astoria examines the transitory physical world of the body and reflects on the seamless quality of the present moment. Surrounded by the rush and noise of trains, highways, and grocery store checkout lines, the narrator of these poems creates an intimate space in which to ponder the ephemeral nature of everyday things and the deeper meanings that might underlie them all. "It is amazing / we're not more amazed," one poem muses, "The world / is here / and then it is gone." The poems in Astoria unravel the hidden within the obvious, and speak to our innate questions of longing, purpose, and existence.

Malena and the Hungry Lion Race was born as a dream. I saw how the people at a certain insurance broker where I worked a long time ago would let their entire life pass by at the keyboard and were clicking thousands of times a day, but that wasnt what they dreamed about or wanted to do. They were unhappy. One day, I asked them, If they could choose, what would they do right then? They surprised me with their answers: they wanted to be painters or writers, to sell coats, or to simply live beside a river. Many people were disillusioned with the life that they had been living, and to tell the truth, I was as well. I decided that if I continued to do something that I didnt like, at the very least, I would leave my little cousin Mara Paula a story that would tell her that she has to fight for her dreams, regardless of what they are, and that way, I would fulfill one of my own: that of writing a story. I made a deal with one of my best friends, Pedro, for him to help me with the illustrations, and here is the result.

Her world is ending, but only she can stop all of existence from meeting the same fate... This stunning novel begins when a pending divorce and job loss force Alena Ford out of her elite life in Manhattan's Upper East Side, and into a gritty section of Brooklyn. Stripped of everything, she is forced to face the demons of her past and the ghosts in her heart. When Alena befriends her eccentric neighbor Gloria, the woman's stunning amethyst necklace and Black Madonna painting draw her into a world of ancient secrets, dark forces, and powerful magic. It is a world in which black women are divine. Alena finds that it is up to her to save humanity from a universal evil, the Shetani. To succeed, Alena must first conquer her own darkness; if she loses, the fate of the world is at stake. A brilliantly crafted story that seamlessly grapples race, oppression, divinity, and the redemptive power of forgiveness. "Riveting and engaging. A Fistful of Honey is an epic, spellbinding tale filled with heart-pounding action. Crawford offers a thrilling sensory experience reminiscent of Octavia Butler's sci-fi and fantasy classics that will transport you between times and worlds; across the plains of Africa, to the rice fields of the deep south." -Debrena Jackson Gandy, New York Times bestselling author of Sacred Pampering Principles: An African-American Woman's Guide to Self-Care