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  The Healing Tree - Botanicals...

  Stephanie Rose Bird

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  “A beautiful blend of folklore, botanical science, acquired wisdom, and spiritual guidance.” —from the foreword by Luisah Teish   “If you want to learn about the reciprocal spiritual connection between humans and trees, you’re going to love this beautiful book.” —Tess Whitehurst, author of The Magic of Trees   Reclaiming traditional botanical and herbal practices has never been more important than it is today. So much of our future depends on our ability to use ancient earth knowledge. In this crucially important book, author Stephanie Rose Bird recounts the story of the sacred wood: how to live in it, learn from it, and derive spiritual enrichment from it, as well as how to preserve and protect it. The Healing Tree offers functional, accessible recipes, remedies, and rituals derived from a variety of African and African American traditions to serve mind, body, soul, and spirit.The Healing Tree celebrates the forest: its powers, spirits, magic, medicine, and mysteries. Bird shares how trees have provided her with personal healing, then allows us to share in that process for our own benefit. Bird’s book follows her own personal journey, but Africa is always her touchstone—the persistent and tenacious ancestral mother wisdom and spiritual foundation that refuses to fade away. The Healing Tree preserves this knowledge, presenting it as relevant and viable and demonstrating in intimate detail how vestiges of that knowledge took root in the Western Hemisphere, in African American culture, and more broadly in American culture in general.   Previously published as A Healing Grove, this updated edition includes a new preface by the author and a source guide for the botanicals discussed within.

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  How to Influence People

  Damian Hoffman

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  Do you want to have a stronger influence over people without coming across as aggressive or pushy? Be able to read anyone like an open book? Then you need to keep reading...Recent scientific studies have demonstrated one intriguing fact: people can be influenced to do nearly anything, under the right circumstances. In the famous Stanford Prison Experiment of 1971, researchers found that without the use of force or even suggestion, participants could be influenced to behave in a highly unusual manner. Due to external influences alone, test subjects were compelled to behave outside of their true personalities, as a response to a well-designed trigger. In this book, you’ll discover:- Eight highly-effective strategies to trick anyone into your desired outcome (By studying each method in depth, you’ll learn how to have the upper hand in every situation!)- Six powerful manipulation techniques to help you take what you want without aggression.- Expert-known psychological theories to help you penetrate the mind of absolutely ANYONE.- How to stop being overpowered by colleagues and superiors.- The secret to mastering the art of subtlety and NEVER getting caught.- Essential tips to decode body language and INSTANTLY read anyone like an open book.- How to recognize the six types of people most likely to say ‘YES’ (And the four steps you MUST take to ensure they do!)And much, much more...Even if you’ve always felt powerless and like you completely lack the social or mental skills to make any lasting influence, the extensive psychological research behind this guide will give you all the tools you need to cultivate persuasive mastery, genius subtlety, and a heightened awareness of any physical signal.If you’re ready to unleash your full potential as a master of persuasion, and finally make the transition from ‘overpowered’ to ‘powerful,’ then all you have to do is scroll up and click ‘Add to Cart’ now.

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  No Son of Mine - A Memoir

  Jonathan Corcoran

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  Jonathan Corcoran was the youngest and only son of three siblings in a family balanced on the precipice of poverty. His mother, a traditional, evangelical, and insular woman who had survived abuse and abandonment, was often his only ally. Together they navigated a strained homelife dominated by his distant, gambling-addicted father and shared a seemingly unbreakable bond. 
   
   
   
  When Corcoran left home to attend Brown University, a chasm between his upbringing and his reality began to open. As his horizons and experiences expanded, he met the upper-middle-class Jewish man who would become his husband. But this authentic life would not be easy, and Corcoran was forever changed when his mother disowned him after discovering his truth. In the ensuing fifteen years, the two would come together only to violently spring apart. As the COVID-19 pandemic raged in 2020, the cycle finally ended when he received the news that his mother had died. 
   
   
   
  In No Son of Mine, Corcoran traces his messy estrangement from his mother through lost geographies as well as the lost relationships with friends and family and the sense of home that were stripped away when she said he was no longer her son. Through grief, anger, questioning, and growth, Corcoran explores the entwined yet separate histories and identities of his mother and himself.

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  100 Mind-Blowing War Stories -...

  Felix Grayson

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  Discover more books and audiobooks by Felix Grayson at FelixGrayson.com
   
  100 Unbelievable Tales of Bravery, Strategy, and Survival
   
  War isn't just about battles—it's a world full of unbelievable heroics, absurd coincidences, and stranger-than-fiction moments that will leave you speechless. This audiobook delivers 100 real-life war stories from around the globe that are almost too wild to believe.
   
  In this audio journey through history, you’ll hear about:
  
   
  A soldier who mailed himself to freedom in a coffin
  
   
  A bear that carried ammo—and was promoted to corporal
  
   
  A submarine that delivered pizza underwater
  
   
  A pigeon that stopped an airstrike just in time
  
   
  A pilot who landed on a rooftop to save lives
  
   
  The 335-year war with zero casualties
  
   
  A full-blown siege ended by a single bugle blast
  
  
   
  From ancient military mishaps to modern-day miracles, these stories span continents and centuries—bringing history to life through moments of courage, chaos, and comedy.
   
  This audiobook is perfect for:
  
   
  History lovers hungry for the weirdest wartime events
  
   
  Trivia fans who love obscure, unforgettable facts
  
   
  Listeners who enjoy short, surprising true stories
  
   
  Anyone who thinks they’ve heard it all—until now
  
  
   
  Every story is short, true, and guaranteed to make you say, “That really happened?”
   
  Whether you're commuting, relaxing, or looking for a jaw-dropping story to share, this audiobook is your ultimate front-row seat to the most unpredictable moments in military history.

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  Women in the Valley of the Kings...

  Kathleen Sheppard

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  The history of Egyptology is often told as yet one more grand narrative of powerful men striving to seize the day and the precious artifacts for their competing homelands. But that is only half of the story. During the Golden Age of Exploration, there were women working and exploring before Howard Carter discovered the tomb of King Tut. Before men even conceived of claiming the story for themselves, women were working in Egypt to lay the groundwork for all future exploration. 
   
   
   
  In Women in the Valley of the Kings: The Untold Story of Women Egyptologists in the Gilded Age, Kathleen Sheppard brings the untold stories of these women back into this narrative. Sheppard begins with the earliest European women who ventured to Egypt as travelers: Amelia Edwards, Jenny Lane, and Marianne Brocklehurst. Their travelogues, diaries, and maps chronicled a new world for the curious. In the vast desert, Maggie Benson, the first woman granted permission to excavate in Egypt, met Nettie Gourlay, the woman who became her lifelong companion. They battled issues of oppression and exclusion and, ultimately, are credited with excavating the Temple of Mut. 
   
   
   
  Women in the Valley of the Kings upends the grand male narrative of Egyptian exploration and shows how a group of courageous women charted unknown territory and changed the field of Egyptology forever.

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  The Cost of Inclusion - How...

  Blake R. Silver

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  Young people are told that college is a place where they will “find themselves” by engaging with diversity and making friendships that will last a lifetime. This vision of an inclusive, diverse social experience is a fundamental part of the image colleges sell potential students. But what really happens when students arrive on campus and enter this new social world? The Cost of Inclusion delves into this rich moment to explore the ways students seek out a sense of belonging and the sacrifices they make to fit in. 
   
  Blake R. Silver spent a year immersed in student life at a large public university. He trained with the Cardio Club, hung out with the Learning Community, and hosted service events with the Volunteer Collective. Through these day-to-day interactions, he witnessed how students sought belonging and built their social worlds on campus. Over time, Silver realized that these students only achieved inclusion at significant cost. To fit in among new peers, they clung to or were pushed into raced and gendered cultural assumptions about behavior, becoming “the cool guy,” “the nice girl,” “the funny one,” “the leader,” “the intellectual,” or “the mom of the group.” Instead of developing dynamic identities, they crafted and adhered to a cookie-cutter self, one that was rigid and two-dimensional. Silver found that these students were ill-prepared for the challenges of a diverse college campus, and that they had little guidance from their university on how to navigate the trials of social engagement or the pressures to conform. While colleges are focused on increasing the diversity of their enrolled student body, Silver’s findings show that they need to take a hard look at how they are failing to support inclusion once students arrive on campus.

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