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Known in the Dominican Republic and Togo as Vodu, in Benin as Vodún, and in Haiti as Vodou, West African religion has, for hundreds of years, served as a repository of sacred knowledge while simultaneously evolving in response to human experience and globalization. Spirit Service: Vodún and Vodou in the African Atlantic World explores this dynamic religion, its mobility, and its place in the modern world.

This book was designed to help children understand what is going on inside of their young brains that are so full of big thoughts and emotions. Many blessings to the families and parents who are raising the wonderful children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. The world can be a scary place, but you are true champions spreading love and light each day. This book is dedicated to my 3 nephews who grew up with Asberger Syndrome.

In this book, Mr. Landry takes listeners on a journey of personal struggles, lessons learned, and the steps to overcome. Through Overcoming the Addiction That No One Has, Mr. Landry gives voice to his truth and hopes to start a conversation that frees men from the prison of their shameful past. He knows first-hand what it's like to suffer in silence and wants to empower others to make a different choice.

Are you burned out on dieting? It’s time to try a new way! If you want to discover the ancient practice that can help you easily melt fat from your body and transform your health while still enjoying your favorite foods, then you’ve found the perfect book for you! This book is designed as a quick-start guide that will get you going on your One Meal a Day plan as soon as possible. It’s packed with all the basics to launch your successful journey.

Teenagers face unique challenges when it comes to situational awareness. These challenges are only exacerbated by the constant physical and biological changes teens are subjected to. As young people learn to deal with these changes, they begin to explore the limits of their individuality. Unfortunately, this process often involves unnecessary risk-taking. The key to keeping teens safe during this time is to keep them alert and engaged with their environment. Spotting Danger Before It Spots Your Teens is designed around principles of positive communication, trust, and teamwork.

Teenage Breq escapes the grim streets of a resource-low, near-future world to take a job as a "corpse diver" in a massive online sci-fi game, Bane. Breq finds himself in a dangerous, life-threatening adventure within the game as he searches for the reason for the death of his best friend. With landscapes and settings that evoke the sci-fi classics, our hero must level up his character as fast as he can, so as to be able to take on and defeat a sinister, masked figure. Especially as the threat posed by the unknown character is not limited to events within the game.

After being transferred to another world, Athanasios has become the Dungeon Core of the most powerful Vampire Castle the world has ever seen. As his team of sexy monster girls help him rise to power, something evil awakens inside the depths of the castle’s dungeon, and if the former Vampire Queen’s powerful seal wasn’t enough to stop it, what can Athanasios do to control it?

Arianna struggles to control the tempest deep in her heart. Longing to rid herself of the quick-tempered Lightning Spirit trapped within her, she’s desperate to cool her emotions and save her people from the devastating drought that began the day she was born. But when her father is murdered during a quest to break the curse, Arianna vows to channel her powers to end the suffering and take revenge.

The world of competitive BBQ is full of a bunch of really nice folks who are dead serious about putting out top shelf barbecue. Most of them will give you the shirt off their back if it'll help you out, but if you start asking about their cooking secrets...let's just say you shouldn't expect it to end well. This isn't another book about grilling. Cooking on a pit and grilling a burger aren't the same thing. This is about a fire, smoke, and time - not grilling veggies and hot dogs.

This adorable bedtime story describes a rambunctious 5-year old with a personality as big as the moon. She is headstrong, fearless and loves animals. (Especially bringing them home) Mommy never knows what to expect when it comes to Keisha Balisha but guaranteed, there is never a dull moment. This book was inspired by memories of my baby sister who at the age of 3, declared that her name really was Keisha Balisha. It wasn't but it stuck. I wrote this book for her 50th birthday. You and your youngsters will get a laugh or two out of her antics and its sure to bring a smile.

What's better than frisky cat girls and reapers? Life suddenly gets more interesting for Vampire Sorcerer Athanasios and his warrior women when he transfers his vampire castle into the Dead Bog, a place filled with monster girls. Unfortunately, what he thought would be a walk in the park proves to be the exact opposite once he meets the Blood Fairy, the true ruler of the Dead Bog. Will Athanasios be able to devise a plan to save his vampire castle and form new alliances, or is he destined to fail?

The Starseeds' journey is fraught with challenges, and often, it is intense pain that serves as a tool in their awakening. This pain, this horrific, agonizing pain, acts as a catalyst, forcing them to remember their inner strength and purpose. It is as if the universe is prompting them to let go of something they have been clinging to; something that has been holding them back from their true potential. This sacrifice is necessary for their growth, an often gut wrenching, yet transformative process.

A weekly deep dive into the movies that shaped pop culture. If you loved it back then, we're talking about it now. Perfect for nostalgia lovers, film buffs, and people looking for the stories behind the movies they love. Join hosts Landry and Tab each week for a new episode featuring thoughtful analysis and hilarious commentary. Follow now and never miss an episode of the show diving into the movies that made us.

Many women aren’t enjoying womanhood—they’re tolerating it and don’t realize how much healthier and happier they could be. For those women—in fact, for all women—superstar ob-gyn Dr. Nita Landry presents the best wellness guide to come along in decades.

In the context of promoting joy, fun and an environment of love, Bonnie welcomes you! Bonnie is a homeschool mom of seven kids, 32 years in - writer, speaker and cheerleader. Meet her cohosts who bring your questions and theirs to the table: Elizabeth, mom of six, in the thick of glorious family life, and Christina, just starting the homeschool journey with three littles. Join us for some honest discussion about how to make home education cozy. Just like you imagined.

Wanted by the same government he helped to end the resource war, Robert Phoenix lives a solitary life in the post-war woodlands reclaimed by nature. But when he is tracked down and given an ultimatum, he finds he has little choice except to return to the HIVE city of New Amsterdam to clear his name. Little does he know, a chance encounter with a would-be thief would put them both on a path filled with discovery, death, and destruction. Will Robert rise from the ashes, or burn with the flames?

In Worshiping on the Way, Pastor Jonathan Cruse explains how the Psalms of Ascents (Psalms 120-134) were divinely inspired to grow and sustain Israel in their journey to Jerusalem. Today, these same songs give the Christian church a glimpse of the new Jerusalem and draw our hearts heavenward. Explore these Psalms to enrich your corporate worship during our earthly pilgrimage to the heavenly Mount Zion.

Songs of My Father and Other Essays by Gardner Landry assembles relics of his writing from an earlier era that hearken to even earlier times, stretching from childhood into his adult years. The Fred essays recount some of his father’s choice exploits, while the second group includes anecdotes and observations from beyond the confines of his family.

Is the Grand Canyon big enough to handle all of your worries? I wanted to know that answer, so I walked to the bottom to find out. For years, nature has taught us so many important lessons. The most important may be that we're a part of nature itself. Hiking has a way of bringing us closer to nature. Healing us. Reminding us of what's important and where our priorities are and should be. It makes us feel small, yet a bigger part of the universe around us.

During my diaconal ordination, Cardinal Edmund Szoka gave me the following instruction from the Ordination Rite as together we gripped the Book of the Gospels: "Receive the Gospel of Christ, whose herald you now are. Believe what you read. Teach what you believe. Practice what you teach." Those words have never lost their resonance. Since that day -- October 8, 1998 -- I have tried to live up to that commission to be a "herald of the Gospel," by striving to teach what the Church believes, to practice what I preach to others, and to spread with joy and enthusiasm the truth Christ has entrusted ...