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Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Fifth Edition

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Fifth Edition

by American Psychological Association

Style manual for writers, editors, students, educators, and professionals across all fields. Provides clear guidance on grammar, the mechanics of writing, and APA style. Includes examples, new guidelines and advice, and more. Previous edition: c1994. Softcover, wire-spiral edition is also available. Hardcover edition due later.

Writer's Guide to Places: A One-Of-A-Kind Reference for Making the Locales in Your Writing More Authentic, Colorful and Real

Writer's Guide to Places: A One-Of-A-Kind Reference for Making the Locales in Your Writing More Authentic, Colorful and Real

by Don Prues

Writers who want to craft richly detailed settings for their characters can either spend lots of time and money researching dozens of travel guides, or they can get all the facts they need right here. Writer’s Guide to Places provides information on all 50 states and more than 80 cities in North America, encompassing all the details writers need to develop convincing characters and realistic settings, including: ... (more)

by William Strunk, E. B. White

You know the authors' names. You recognize the title. You've probably used this book yourself. And now The Elements of Style--the most widely read and employed English style manual--is available in a specially bound 50th Anniversary Edition that offers the title's vast audience an opportunity to own a more durable and elegantly bound edition of this time-tested classic. Offering the same content as the Fourth... (more)

Palmistry : how to chart the lines of your destiny

Palmistry : how to chart the lines of your destiny

by Roz Levine

Will I find love? Where do my talents lie? Are we compatible? How can I make more money? Will I have a long and healthy life? Now the answers to these questions and more are literally at your fingertips. Learning palmistry, the art of analyzing the shape of the palm and the lines on it, is easy with this revolutionary new system designed for beginners. Simply look up the theme you are interested in -- love and... (more)

Spirits, Fairies, Leprechauns, and Goblins: An Encyclopedia

Spirits, Fairies, Leprechauns, and Goblins: An Encyclopedia

by Carol Rose

A fabulously entertaining work with over 100 delightful illustrations--Library Journal calls Spirits, Fairies, Leprechauns, and Goblins its "favorite work of 1996." In more than 2,000 alphabetically arranged entries, readers will meet angels, demons, elves, encantados, fairies, familiars, keremets, nats, nymphs, and many other strange beings from around the world. Carol Rose introduces the reader to the... (more)

A People's History of the United States

1492 - Present

by Howard Zinn

Known for its lively, clear prose as well as its scholarly research, A People's History of the United States is the only volume to tell America's story from the point of view of -- and in the words of -- America's women, factory workers, African-Americans, Native Americans, working poor, and immigrant laborers. This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews,... (more)

A Witches' Bible: The Complete Witches Handbook

A Witches' Bible: The Complete Witches Handbook

by Stewart Farrar, Janet Farrar

The Complete Witches' Handbook.Everything you need to know is here! The Sabbats; Casting & Banishing the Magic Circle; The Complete Book of Shadows; The Great Rite; Initiation Rites; Consecration Rites; Spells; Witches' Tools; Witchcraft & Sex; Running a Coven; Clairvoyance;Astral Projection. This collection includes two books in one volume, Eight Sabbats for Witches and The Witches' Way, and is the most... (more)

All the Rules: Time-tested Secrets for Capturing the Heart of Mr. Right

All the Rules: Time-tested Secrets for Capturing the Heart of Mr. Right

by Ellen Fein, Sherrie Schneider

The two bestselling phenomenons now together in one timeless, definitive edition. In their #1 New York Times bestseller, The Rules, Ellen Fein and Sherrie Schneider shared their time-tested techniques for finding the man of your dreams. Controversial and effective, these 35 rules changed millions of women's lives all over the world. In their sensational sequel, The Rules II, the authors showed readers how they... (more)

Good Faeries/Bad Faeries

by Brian Froud, Terri Windling

"Once upon a time, I thought faeries lived only in books, old folktales, and the past. That was before they burst upon my life as vibrant, luminous beings, permeating my art and my everyday existence, causing glorious havoc...." In the long-awaited sequel to the international bestseller Faeries, artist Brian Froud rescues pixies, gnomes, and other faeries from the isolation of the nursery and the distance of... (more)

Goal, Motivation and Conflict: The Building Blocks of Good FictionDebra Dixon

Goal, Motivation and Conflict: The Building Blocks of Good Fiction

by Debra Dixon

The Secret Language of Dreams: A Visual Key to Dreams and Their Meanings

The Secret Language of Dreams: A Visual Key to Dreams and Their Meanings

by David Fontana

Now available in mass market trim, The Secret Language of Dreams is an imaginative, full-color guide to do-it-yourself dream interpretation. Acclaimed author David Fontana draws upon the works of Jung, Freud, and other theorists to teach readers to decipher the messages hidden within our nocturnal rambles. Fontana identifies common dream symbols and archetypes and then examines how they are altered by an... (more)

The Spirit of Writing: Classic and Contemporary Essays Celebrating the Writing Life (New Consciousness Reader)

The Spirit of Writing: Classic and Contemporary Essays Celebrating the Writing Life (New Consciousness Reader)

by Mark Waldman

A candid and inspiring anthology exploring the joys and frustrations of being a writer. In this compilation of essays by renowned writers from Joseph Conrad to Gail Godwin, therapist and expert on creativity Mark Waldman offers a rare glimpse into the inner world of the writer. Here is a wealth of valuable insight on matters both practical and emotional: from Janet Fitch on how she kept her creativity alive... (more)

The Encyclopedia of Jewelry-Making Techniques: A Comprehensive Visual Guide to Traditional and Contemporary Techniques

The Encyclopedia of Jewelry-Making Techniques: A Comprehensive Visual Guide to Traditional and Contemporary Techniques

by Jinks McGrath

The Monthly Sky Guide

by Wil Tirion, Ian Ridpath

In full colour throughout, the seventh edition of Ian Ridpath and Wil Tirion's famous guide to the night sky is fully revised and updated for planet positions and forthcoming eclipses up to the end of the year 2011. The book contains a chapter on the main sights visible in each month of the year, and is an easy-to-use companion to the night sky. It will help you to identify prominent stars, constellations, star... (more)

10,000 dreams interpreted: A dictionary of dreams

10,000 dreams interpreted: A dictionary of dreams

by Gustavus Hindman Miller

Uncover the deep-buried mysteries contained within the unconscious. With this updated, expanded, and beautifully-illustrated edition of a ground breaking work in allegorical dream interpretation--first published nearly a century ago--you can identify the unique meanings of the visual symbols in your dreams. Understand your hidden thoughts, fears and desires. Find out what your dreams predict for your future, and... (more)

How to Speak Southern

by Steve Mitchell

A tongue-in-cheek dictionary of Southern words and phrases offers an hilarious spoof of the Southern accent. Book available.

Fourth Edition Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Fourth Edition Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA)

by American Psychological Association

Style manual for writers, editors, students, educators, and professionals across all fields. Provides clear guidance on grammar, the mechanics of writing, and APA style. Includes examples, sample papers, guidelines and advice, and more. Note about differences from fifth edition: The fifth edition was introduced primarily to address citations and references for internet content. These evolving... (more)

Irish Wonders: The Ghosts, Giants, Pookas, Demons, Leprechawns, Banshees, Fairies, Witches, Widows, Old Maids, and other Marvels of the Emerald IsleD. R. McAnally Jr.

Irish Wonders: The Ghosts, Giants, Pookas, Demons, Leprechawns, Banshees, Fairies, Witches, Widows, Old Maids, and other Marvels of the Emerald Isle

by D. R. McAnally

A collection of Celtic legends, written many years ago, and gathered from all over Ireland.

The Mythic Tarot Workbook

by Juliet Sharman Burke, Liz Greene

The Worldwide Bestselling Tarot Deck Drawing on characters and stories from Greek mythology, The Mythic Tarot offers an imaginative and accessible approach to classic Tarot. Each suit depicts archetypal characters -- such as the heroic Odysseus, the Earth Mother Demeter, and Athena, the goddess of justice -- and every card tells a well-known mythical story. Rich with psychological insight, these mythical... (more)

Theory of Multicultural Counseling and Therapy

Theory of Multicultural Counseling and Therapy

by Derald Wing Sue

In this breakthrough book, three leaders in the field draw on their years of experience to formulate the first ever "multicultural counseling theory." After the authors' presentation of their theory, experts in specific areas of the field present their views on the proposed theory and comment on how it applies to their particular areas of expertise. Preceding each contributed essay, the authors provide... (more)

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by American Psychological Association

by Don Prues

by William Strunk, E. B. White

by Roz Levine

by Carol Rose

1492 - Present

by Howard Zinn

by Stewart Farrar, Janet Farrar

by Ellen Fein, Sherrie Schneider

by Brian Froud, Terri Windling

by Debra Dixon

by David Fontana

by Mark Waldman

by Jinks McGrath

by Wil Tirion, Ian Ridpath

by Gustavus Hindman Miller

by Steve Mitchell

by American Psychological Association

by D. R. McAnally

by Juliet Sharman Burke, Liz Greene

by Derald Wing Sue