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He lives with his wife, daughter, and doggies in a wee cottage. He cooks tasty omelets, hugs trees, and paints miniature army dudes. a savvy urban fantasy adventure.Library Journal, on HoundedĪbout the AuthorKevin Hearne is a middle-aged nerd who still enjoys his comic books and old-school heavy metal. a strong modern hero with a long history and the wit to survive in the twenty-first century. Neil Gaimans American Gods meets Jim Butchers Harry Dresden.SFF World, on Hounded NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - In the fourth novel of the Iron Druid Chronicles, two-thousand-year-old Druid Atticus O'Sullivan must pay his debts to cunning trickster god Coyote, a task that includes battling undead creatures of the night as well as a relentless hound of Hel and the goddess of death who commands it. Review Hearne is a terrific storyteller with a great snarky wit. If Atticus survives this time, he vows he wont be fooled again. Just when the Druid thinks hes got a handle on all the duplicity, betrayal comes from an unlikely source. So when vengeful thunder gods come Norse by Southwest looking for payback, Atticus, with a little help from the Navajo trickster god Coyote, lets them think that theyve chopped up his body in the Arizona desert.īut the mischievous Coyote is not above a little sleight of paw, and Atticus soon finds that hes been duped into battling bloodthirsty desert shapeshifters called skinwalkers. “Druid Atticus OSullivan hasnt stayed alive for more than two millennia without a fair bit of Celtic cunning. Relying on a host of laboratory studies and compelling anecdotal evidence-like the story of major league pitcher Rick Ankiel, who suddenly lost the ability to control a baseball but reinvented himself as an outfielder-Kross is an amiable guide through this fascinating and complex territory. When he received an anonymous threatening letter several years ago, Kross, who directs the Emotion and Self-Control Laboratory at the University of Michigan, first turned inward to investigate how our default biological state creates an “inescapable tension of the inner voice as both helpful superpower and destructive kryptonite.” Any attempt to silence that voice, he explains, is doomed, but through a process of trial and error, most people can find some method of transforming it from foe to friend. In Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It, experimental psychologist and neuroscientist Ethan Kross provides a useful introduction to some of the intriguing research on this phenomenon and offers a toolbox full of constructive techniques for quieting our persistent inner voice or, better yet, turning it in a positive direction. In Buddhism it’s referred to as “monkey mind”-that cascade of often critical and judgmental self-talk that runs in a ceaseless loop in our heads. Garwood lives in Leawood, KS and is currently working on her next novel. Her bestselling novel FOR THE ROSES was adapted for the HALLMARK HALL OF FAME television movie ROSE HILL. Today, her name appears regularly on the bestseller lists of every major publication in the country, and her books are translated into dozens of languages around the world. Since then, she has branched into other genres including contemporary romantic suspense. Her first novel, GENTLE WARRIOR, was published by Pocket Books in 1985. After the publications of two young-adult books, she turned her talents to historical fiction. She began her writing career when the youngest of her three children entered school. Early in life, I learned that self expression had to be forceful, imaginative, and quick," says Ms. Add in the fact that I was the sixth of seven children. 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But Olivia is not about to leave the first place that feels like home it doesn't matter if her cousin Matthew is hostile, or if she sees half-formed ghouls haunting the hallways. Yet when Olivia arrives, no one is expecting her. Then, a letter invites Olivia to come home to Gallant. Olivia Prior has grown up in Merilance School for Girls, and all she has of her past is her mother's journal-which seems to unravel into madness. The Secret Garden meets Crimson Peak in this stand-alone novel perfect for readers of Holly Black and Neil Gaiman. Schwab weaves a dark and original tale about the place where the world meets its shadow, and the young woman beckoned by both sides. A seam, where the shadow meets its source. And as with every shadow, there is a place where it must touch. "Unsettling and intriguing."- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, starred reviewĮverything casts a shadow. 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Janet and Stewart Farrar have authored eight books on witchcraft and have traveled globally giving workshops and seminars. This is an important work by the Farrars providing an indepth exploration of the Goddess in her many aspects at a time when Western culture is awakening to the influence of Feminine Divinity, both individually and collectively. Part III gives an alphabetical listing of more than 1000 goddesses including a brief history and the main correspondences of each. Part II covers ritual invocations of the Goddess in 13 guises: from Ishtar to Isis, from Hecate to Aphrodite, from Epona to Ma’at. Exploring the Masculine Principle of Divinity This companion volume to The Witches. Part I covers the myriad faces of the Goddess revealed, including: Her presence throughout history Her Earth and Moon symbolism Her Madonna and Magdalene disguises Her revelation within the psyche Her relationship with women Her influence today and much more. 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