Gifts of the Night

Gifts of the Night
Author: Paul Chadwick
Publisher: Berger Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019-04-16
Genre:
ISBN: 9781506710747

When a simpleton prince has a vision that his father, the King, turns into military strategy, he is hailed as a seer. But no one realises that his visions are merely poetic retellings of history lessons learned from his timid tutor, who becomes a reckless manipulator of the boy's visions. Magdin soon becomes a helpless pawn in a game of savage political intrigue. When his prophecies become more and more ominous, no one is safe as desperation and murder thunders throughout the kingdom.

The Gifts of the Year

The Gifts of the Year
Author: Jane Van Cleef
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2021-11-02
Genre:
ISBN: 9780578948683

A story of celebration with the characters of Hazel Village.

The Gift of the Night

The Gift of the Night
Author: Philip Carr-Gomm
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 233
Release: 2023-10-03
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1644119307

A fast and easy six-step approach for addressing insomnia and other sleep disorders • An effective, easy six-step program to help you sleep better as well as thirteen specific techniques to help you fall asleep and stay asleep • Offers an integrative approach combining evidence-based sleep science with holistic and spiritual techniques • Provides online support in the form of short videos, audio meditations, and exercises from the author’s successful sleep clinic More than one third of adults suffer from insomnia or some other kind of sleep disorder. Left unaddressed, lack of sleep can lead to debilitated health, lowered resilience, and decreased performance in all aspects of life. Restoring hope to the sleepless, psychotherapist Philip Carr-Gomm reveals how we each have the ability to unlock better sleep naturally. Combining his knowledge of sleep science and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with techniques drawn from spiritual traditions and insights from the emerging field of psychedelic therapy, Carr-Gomm presents a fast and easy-to-follow six-step program to help you sleep better. He explores a multitude of approaches to sleep, as well as sleep difficulties and how to overcome them. He looks at the potential of psychedelic-assisted therapy and microdosing, applying elements of the psychedelic therapy model as a way of optimizing the conditions for sleep. He recommends thirteen natural ways we can drift into a deep and restorative sleep, including hypnotherapy, Yoga Nidra, sophrology, progressive muscle relaxation, and white, pink, and grey noise, and provides scripts for five of these techniques. His successful sleep clinic provides online support in the form of short videos and audio meditations as well as exercises. In addition to the six-step program, the author guides you in discovering the factors inhibiting a good night’s sleep and explores the difficulties of sleep phobia, sleep-talking, sleep-walking, and “Exploding Head Syndrome.” He also answers questions about the links between sleep and depression, sleep and obesity, and the value of sleep hacking and lucid dreaming. Helping you get a better night’s sleep, this concise and simple guide shows you how to benefit from everything the night offers to body and soul.

Peekaboo Presents

Peekaboo Presents
Author: Night & Day Studios
Publisher:
Total Pages: 20
Release: 2015-09-01
Genre:
ISBN: 9781406366624

The popular holiday app Peekaboo Presents is now a board book Little fans of the Peekaboo Presents app will love unwrapping this sturdy board book full of lift-the-flap presents beneath a Christmas tree. Every page features adorable gifts of a different color, along with simple text: What s in the blue box? What s in the red box? As each toy is revealed, it joins a festive spread, creating a satisfying jumble of holiday joy."

Night's Gift

Night's Gift
Author: Mary M. Cushnie-Mansour
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 375
Release: 2011-12
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1936236893

Virginia has never had it easy. After her life is torn apart, she moves to a small town with the hope of starting over. She settles in and starts learning to enjoy a slower pace of life. Then, one evening she decides to take a walk to check out a mysterious mansion at the end of her block. Curiosity may have killed the cat, but because of it Virginia is about to make a terrifying discovery. As she peers in the mansion's window, she sees a massive black-robed figure with grotesque fangs. Horrified, Virginia attempts to flee-but finds herself stopped in her tracks and plunged into darkness. After she awakens inside the house, Virginia comes face-to-face with its secrets-Teresa, the beautiful woman at her bedside; Max, the seemingly sinister old man; and Count Basarab Musat, a Transylvanian vampire who manipulates and controls everything-and everyone-around him. Soon Virginia realizes she is a prisoner, and what the Count has planned for her throws her into a battle for her survival. Unsure whether she will ever be free from this new and dangerous world, Virginia becomes a desperate woman who will stop at nothing to return to the life she once knew.

The Mysteries of Harris Burdick

The Mysteries of Harris Burdick
Author: Chris Van Allsburg
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 36
Release: 1996
Genre: Authorship
ISBN: 0395827841

Since its publication in 1984, The Mysteries of Harris Burdick has stimulated the minds of readers of all ages and backgrounds. Now the original fourteen drawings are available in a large portfolio edition of loose sheets. In addition, a newly discovered fifteenth drawing, titled The Youngest Magician, has been added, as well as an updated introduction by the author. The puzzles of these mysterious drawings will be even more provocative because of the larger size and the exceptional printing quality. For the first time, the drawings can be shared with groups or displayed singly. The Mysteries of Harris Burdick was a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of 1984.

The Gift of the Magi

The Gift of the Magi
Author: O. Henry
Publisher: Amila Jay
Total Pages: 11
Release: 2021-12-22
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 3986779213

"The Gift of the Magi" is a short story by O. Henry first published in 1905. The story tells of a young husband and wife and how they deal with the challenge of buying secret Christmas gifts for each other with very little money. As a sentimental story with a moral lesson about gift-giving, it has been popular for adaptation, especially for presentation at Christmas time.

Gifts

Gifts
Author: Nuruddin Farah
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 277
Release: 2011-04-18
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1628724900

The second novel in Nuruddin Farah's Blood in the Sun trilogy, Gifts is the beguiling tale of a Somali family and the struggles of its powerful matriarch to keep it whole. Duniya is a single mother, raising twins while working as a nurse in a Mogadiscio hospital. Her self-sufficient world is rocked when her rebellious daughter brings home a mysterious foundling infant. And when Duniya accepts a ride to work from a wealthy, romantically interested family friend, her whole life is turned upside down. Meanwhile, the hospital where she works is besieged by a desperate population ravaged by war, drought, disease, and famine. Western relief agencies have invaded Somalia with their charity, and some Somalis chafe at tainted goods and the burden of debts they can never hope to repay. With lyrical, luxuriant prose, Farah weaves a spellbinding tapestry of reportage, dreams, memory, folktales, and family lore. In his hands, Duniya's tale becomes emblematic of the struggles of an entire people. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade, Yucca, and Good Books imprints, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in fiction—novels, novellas, political and medical thrillers, comedy, satire, historical fiction, romance, erotic and love stories, mystery, classic literature, folklore and mythology, literary classics including Shakespeare, Dumas, Wilde, Cather, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Four Gifts

Four Gifts
Author: April Yamasaki
Publisher: MennoMedia, Inc.
Total Pages: 169
Release: 2018-09-04
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1513803360

Sarah Bessey's Field Notes Book Club January 2019 Selection Is self-care different from being selfish or self-indulgent? Is it the same as caring for your soul? And what does self-care look like in light of following Jesus, who called his followers to deny themselves? In Four Gifts, pastor and author April Yamasaki addresses these and other questions about self-care. Drawing on the ancient scriptural command to love God with our heart, soul, mind, and strength, Yamasaki helps readers think about the spiritual dimensions of attending to your own needs, setting priorities, and finding true rest in a fast-paced world. She weaves together personal stories, biblical and theological insights, questions for reflection, and practical ideas for self-care. Four Gifts helps readers sustain their spirits and balance competing demands. Feeling overwhelmed by the pace and stress of daily life? Find respite from superficial definitions of self-care and move toward deeper engagement with God. Featured by Focus on the Family Canada

Gifts of the Heart

Gifts of the Heart
Author: Patricia Polacco
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 44
Release: 2013-10-03
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0698135210

Beloved author-illustrator Patricia Polacco’s holiday story is a wonderful ode to the magic of family, Christmas, and giving the right kind of gifts—gifts filled with love. Richie and Trisha want to buy Christmas gifts for their family, but they don't have enough money. Enter Kay Lamity, a new housekeeper . . . but is that all she is? She comes into their lives like a whirlwind, brimming with positive energy and a can-do attitude. Kay not only straightens them out when it comes to whether or not Santa Claus is real, she teaches them something about gifts: the just-good-enough kind that come from the pocketbook and the unforgettable kind that come from the heart. Because of Kay, Trisha and Richie—and the family—have a Christmas morning they will never forget. Celebrating the joy of homemade gifts, Patricia Polacco introduces readers to a new character who is truly a force of nature in this story reminiscent of Christmas Tapestry and An Orange for Frankie. This is a magical Christmas story the author swears is true, right down to the sleigh tracks on the farmhouse roof!