Emeralds Desire

Emma Lambourne, born into a life of wealth and comfort, is shattered by her mother's sudden death. Orphaned at 18, she turns to her grandmother for solace, only to learn a shocking secret: Emma was adopted, and never a real Lambourne. Desperate to discover who she really is, Emma risks everything to follow the only clue she has: a fragment of a priceless Celtic bracelet.

Peter Guzzardi spent decades as an editor working with some of the wisest writers of our time—from Stephen Hawking and Deepak Chopra to Carol Burnett and Douglas Adams—yet he couldn’t shake the sense that everything he’d learned from working with them felt oddly familiar. One day, he had an epiphany: All that wisdom had its roots in a film he’d watched as a child—The Wizard of Oz. In Emeralds of Oz, Guzzardi invites us to join him on a journey through the classic film, unearthing gems of wisdom large and small about longing, joy, compassion, fear, power, and having faith in ourselves. He also creates a practical Oz-based tool that we can apply to obstacles in our own lives. Now, like Dorothy, we can activate the magical power we’ve possessed all along. Written with the grace and insight of All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten, Emeralds of Oz is an instant classic, sure to inspire a fresh perspective on this legendary movie—and on our own lives.

An Emerald Earth celebrates a natural spirituality rooted in everyday life. Drawing upon the universal teachings of the Sufi master Hazrat Inayat Khan on the "natural self," this book calls us to clarify the mirror of the heart and to restore our deep connection with all of creation. It likens the unfolding of our being to the process of cultivating a field or garden to bring forth fruitfulness. Incorporating meditation practices, rich teaching stories and poetry from Sufi, Buddhist and other mystic traditions, An Emerald Earth affirms the infinite power of the heart, pointing the way to an uplifted world and a spirituality that is grounded in service to all of life. "An Emerald Earth celebrates Sufi wisdom that, since its very beginning, has held the sacred green earth at its center. Today this wisdom guides us toward restoring ourselves and our relationship with the natural environment." -The Very Reverend James Parks Morton, pioneer in sacred ecology

For Diana Green, journalist, it was an easy assignment: fly to Machu Picchu in Peru, snap a few shots, take a few notes, and file her story. Thousands of tourists visited the place every year. But the remote Incan ruins attracted more than just sightseers--and the handsome, rugged explorer Sloane Hendriks was certainly no tourist! Suddenly Diana found herself drawn into his hazardous mission into the Amazon jungle.She could cope with jaguars, snakes, and the other denizens of this deadly environment, but what about the dangerous attraction of Sloane himself? She wanted to cry for help--but in the heart of the jungle there was no one to hear but the beast!

Young Dera Brennan gave herself wholly to Quint Flannery--until she found him in another woman's arms. Out of spite, she married imperious Lord Fairfax, Quint's implacable enemy. But although separated from Quint by wealth and privilege, Dera still yearned for his hungry, punishing kisses.

This book is the first introductory guide to the work of Zygmunt Bauman, designed specifically for students and those new to his work. It provides a firm foundation for the independent reading of Bauman and for exploring the many interpretations of his influential ideas.