The author’s teacher, Preston Zerbe, says “The greatest thing is belief…faith…it can be done.” Well, that, and a bowl of salt, a ball of red yarn and a few drops of dragon blood. Written by a practicing witch, this is a... Read More

The extraordinary element of this new book by Lawson and Taylor is the photography. The photos are grand and yet detailed, breathtaking as well as intimate, of the panoramic and secretive. They are so wonderful, in fact, that they... Read More

According to Chinese legend, a tea leaf drifted into the cup of Emperor Shen Nong five thousand years ago and the international beverage was born. Several millennium later, those same Chinese began to add herbal ingredients to the... Read More

Here are seven stories from seven countries, each one short enough to read to a child ages 5 and up, in 10 minutes. In the first story, written by the author, a bird is laid low by pride, but rises again after a dousing of humility.... Read More

If the leaves be put beneath your pillow, you will be well protected from troublesome dreams and all mental anxiety. So begins the section on “Rosemary,” but the advice fares well for the whole, pretty volume. This book is written in... Read More

Look around at the suburban garden of today and what you will notice is an overt lack of the “human touch.” The typical American yard isn’t a garden at all; it’s a thoughtless collection of shrubs, a few tulips, and a chem-lawn.... Read More

A welcome addition to the award-winning series of women’s travel stories, this collection concerns itself with motherhood in all its manifestations. The travelers in these short stories are women with small children, mothers in search... Read More