Animal-Assisted Psychotherapy: Theory, Issues, and Practice
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The integration of animals into the therapy setting by psychotherapists has been a growing trend....
The Gnostic New Age: How a Countercultural Spirituality Revolutionized Religion from Antiquity to Today
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Gnosticism is a countercultural spirituality that forever changed the practice of Christianity....
Shakespeare's Common Prayers: The Book of Common Prayer and the Elizabethan Age
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Shakespeare's Common Prayers revolves around Shakespeare's great overlooked source: the Book of...
Convicted (Consequences, #3)
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Book #3 of the bestselling Consequences series: From New York Times and USA Today bestselling...
Sensitivemuse (246 KP) rated Creed in Books
Feb 21, 2019
It started off well. Just enough to get your attention, the creep factor was all set. A breadcrumb trail was set up and it was good enough to keep the plot going steady. Considering the length of the story, you don’t really have the time to connect with the characters, which is all right. I suppose the same would be said of characters in a horror movie. You’re just there to see their untimely end ;)
Despite there being a shocking moment in the book, it wasn’t enough to redeem the plot. There were so many unanswered questions and a rather drab mediocre last third of the book. You wanted to know so much and yet nothing much was produced. I’m not sure if that was meant to be a teaser but it was disappointing.
It was a quick read, this could be considered something to read in between books, or a light one to pass the time. Nothing eye opening or any wow factor will redeem this one. You’re not going to miss much if you pass this on.
Mayhawke (97 KP) rated The Quiche of Death (Agatha Raisin, #1) in Books
Feb 7, 2018
A self-made woman who sells her business and retires early to her dream-cottage in the Cotswolds (furnished by an expensive interior decortator, naturally).
Agatha suddenly finds herself in a completely alien environment. In a effort to make her mark on the village and announce her arrival, she plots to win the village Quiche baking contest. Her plan is simple - she will enter, as her own work, a quiche bought from a top-class delicatessan in London. Unfortunatly for Agatha, the judge dies after eating it and her deception is uncovered. Worse she finds herself being held responsible for his death.
And this is when you start finding your self falling for her. From the moment the plot is hatched the reader can't fail to know the outcome, but rather than feeling righteous indignation on the part of the other contestants you can only feel sympathetic embarrasment for the situation you know Agatha is going to find herself in.
Convinced that she can redeem herself in the eyes of those around her Agatha sets off to solve a crime the police insist hasn't happened.
Highly enjoyable and amusing, you will alternate between wanting to throttle her and offer her a shoulder to cry on.
Evolutionary Theory: A Hierarchical Perspective
Niles Eldredge, Telmo Pievani, Emanuele Serrelli and Ilya T mkin
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The natural world is infinitely complex and hierarchically structured, with smaller units forming...
Bioscience - Lost in Translation?: How Precision Medicine Closes the Innovation Gap
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Medical innovation as it stands today is fundamentally unsustainable. There is a widening gap...
Show Me A Mountain
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A story of revolution and oppression, privilege and poverty, love and betrayal from the Costa and...
Lindsay (1760 KP) rated Love on the Edge (Mindful Writers Retreat Series #3) in Books
Mar 25, 2021
The stories are all sweet and enjoyable. Some occur around the Pittsburgh area. I know the names of the rivers around my neighborhood, and they signify mentioned in this book. They are featured in some of the stories as well.
Here seems like an excellent book to have around for Valentine's day. You can read this book anytime; You can pick and choose a story here or there. There is no reason to read the whole book at one time. They are all sweet.
There are various authors, and they all write differently. Primarily the stories are focused on love or a form of love. This one is not as a promise to me as the second book in the series. But it is decent and enjoyable to read.
The short stories focused on the writer's love stories or their meaning of love to them. I enjoyed each story, though. There was not one the stuck out from the rest. This book is rated four and a half stars (Moons) for me. This book can be for anyone who might have lost a loved one or loves to read some romance.