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Anyone who fondly remembers how the fresh air of the moors puts a blush in the cheeks of sallow young Mary in The Secret Garden will love Dorothy Canfield Fisher's Understood Betsy just as much. First published in 1916, this engaging classic tells the tale of a thin, pale 9-year-old orphan named Elizabeth Ann who is whisked away from her city home and relocated to a Vermont farm where her cousins, the "dreaded Putneys," live. The Putneys are not as bad as her doting, high-strung Aunt Frances warns, however, and Elizabeth, who had been nurtured by her aunt like an overwatered sapling--positively blooms under their breezy, earthy care.

Elizabeth Ann's first victories are small ones--taking the reins from Uncle Harry, doing her own hair, making her own breakfast--but children will revel in the awakening independence and growing self-confidence of a girl who learns to think for herself... and even laugh. Along the way, "citified" readers of all ages will get a glimpse into the lives of people who are truly connected to the world around them--making butter ("We always bought ours," says Elizabeth Ann), experiencing the "rapt wonder that people in the past were really people," and understanding the difference between failing in school and failing at life. Fisher is a wise, personable storyteller, steeped in the Montessori principles of learning for its own sake, the value of process, and the importance of "indirect support" in child rearing. She also captures the tempestuous emotional life of a child as few authors can, crafting a story that children will find deeply satisfying. And in the end, readers will have grown as fond of the happier, stronger "Betsy" as the gentle, unassuming Putneys have.

Loving care was dolloped on this 1999 reissue of an old favorite--with sweet new pencil illustrations by Kimberly Bulcken Root, and an introduction and afterword by Eden Ross Lipson that offer a historical context for the book and its author. (Ages 8 to 12) --Karin Snelson.
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Most of us go through life grappling with day-to-day, seemingly unrelated problems What we fail to realize is that almost all of these problems can be traced back to ineffective communication. The Clarity Factor suggests that we refocus all the energy we put into solving everyday problems on changing the methods of communication that create the difficulties in the first place.

This charming, easy-to-read parable follows Gloria Donovan, a frustrated working mom, as she meets a stranger who teaches her four simple guidelines for improving her communication skills. As she implements these steps into her daily life, Gloria is surprised to find that people begin to not only listen to her, but understand her, and many of her troubles are resolved. Through her example, this story illustrates how anyone can improve relationships and eliminate hardships in both the personal and professional spheres through effective communication..
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With anecdotal stories and sample dialogue, Bushe details the four key skills needed for honest, effective teamwork and uncovers the barriers to clarity that hamper performance and impede learning, endless cycles of lunchtime gossip..
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Words have incredible meaning, especially when they say what you mean. Make the most of your messages by learning The Language of Love. Written by best-selling authors Gary Smalley and John Trent, this companion to The Two Sides of Love shows how "emotional word pictures" can infuse understanding and intimacy into all your relationships..
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When she breaks free from the bondage of her past, he-ll be waiting

Jake Turner committed the ultimate mistake of falling in love with his best friend-s wife. The distance he puts between them costs both him and Ellie Matthews dearly. Jake will never forgive himself for not seeing what a bastard his friend was. Now that Ellie is free from her nightmare, Jake waits, needing and wanting. He-ll be there when Ellie is ready to spread her wings.

Warning, this title contains: Explicit sex, graphic language .
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This book is a collection of 4 spiritual biographies written by Swami Satyananda Giri, eminent disciple of Swami Sriyukteshvar Giri.

In this collection are the biographies of revered Yogiraj Shyama Charan Lahiri Mahasaya, as well as biographies of his disciples Yogacharya Shastri Mahasaya (Hansaswami Kebalananda) and Swami Sriyukteshvar Giriji Maharaj, as well as the biography of Paramahansa Yogananda entitled “Yogananda Sanga.”

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