Buddhism is a buzzword that has many people wondering, "What is all the fuss about?" Meditation and Mindfulness are also getting plenty of press, and scientific validation, for their ability to lower stress levels and create a sense of peace and well-being without changing your religious beliefs. There are hundreds if not thousands of Buddhist books that have been written Why pick this one? Because this one cuts through all the dogma and doctrine, goes beyond any cultural overlays, and gets to the heart of what really works and can be practically implemented in your daily life.Buddhism for...

" Pride and Prejudice" and the language of flowers... When Fitzwilliam Darcy leaves the inn in Lambton after a tense but fruitful visit with Elizabeth Bennet, her words cultivate his hopes. "Less naturally amiable tempers than Mr Bingley's have found ways to forgive you." Has she excused his flaws of character and errors in judgement? While dining at Pemberley, Elizabeth is confounded when Darcy says of her scent, "Now I find I am more fond of lavender than ever... certainly even more fond of it than I was in, say, April." Has he pardoned her intemperate assault on his pride? As her esteem...

Will a mysterious note from the past doom the love of Jane Austen's most beloved couple? A Peculiar Connection begins near the close of Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice. Bent on preventing the engagement of her nephew to Elizabeth Bennet, Lady Catherine de Bourgh declares that any union between Fitzwilliam Darcy and Elizabeth would be "a sin against Heaven itself " Her shocking revelation, along with a cryptic message written over twenty years earlier, thrusts the couple into a whirlwind of heartbreak and disbelief. Could a deserted mansion in Derbyshire or a small church hidden in the wood...