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I went to see author Sylvia Browne on her farewell tour, sponsored by her publisher, Hay House. While I've been to a few book signings, this was an event, and I wanted to observe the orchestration of it as well as learn more about a prolific author turned celebrity. Advertising for this event began last fall via the Hay House newsletter.
Book Excerpt: Broken Whole by Keith Adams
I have always been strongly compelled to organize, categorize and understand every piece of information in my life. Now, as I felt my mind expanding infinitely in all directions the flood of ideas through my brain was becoming almost impossible to handle.
I was, for the moment, still able to control it, but I was close to being...
Book Excerpt: Overcome Supermarket Roadblocks
This book excerpt is from The Weight Loss Plan for Beating Diabetes: The 5-Step Program That Removes Metabolic Roadblocks, Sheds Pounds Safely, and Reverses Prediabetes and Diabetes. The book is co-authored by Frederic Vagnini, M.D., FACS, and Lawrence D. Chilnick....
The Best Foods for Strong Bones
This book excerpt is from The Whole-Food Guide to Strong Bones: A Holistic Approach by Annemarie Colbin, Ph.D.
Let me make very clear what the best foods are for the bones -- in this order:
1. Vegetables, especially leafy greens, and also roots and stalks (for the iron and calcium, and for vitamins K and C, which, together with protein, help deposit...
Let me make very clear what the best foods are for the bones -- in this order:
1. Vegetables, especially leafy greens, and also roots and stalks (for the iron and calcium, and for vitamins K and C, which, together with protein, help deposit...
Book Excerpt: Introduction from Decoding The Lost Symbol
Introduction By Simon Cox, Author of Decoding The Lost Symbol: The Unauthorized Expert Guide to the Facts Behind the...
How to Work With Your Boss by Their Astrology Sign
This book excerpt entitled How to Work With Your Boss by Their Astrology Sign comes from Gary Goldschneider's Everyday Astrology by Gary...
Book Excerpt – Children of Dust: A Memoir of Pakistan by Ali Eteraz
This book excerpt covers the first chapter of the book Children of Dust: A Memoir of Pakistan by Ali...
Book Excerpt: Drug Use – from The Michael Jackson Tapes
This excerpt is by Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, Author of The Michael Jackson Tapes: A Tragic Icon Reveals His Soul in Intimate Conversation....
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