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Author
Publisher
Metropolitan Books, Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"In the aftermath of World War II, a succession of mass supernatural events swept through a war-torn Germany. As millions were afflicted by a host of seemingly incurable maladies (including blindness and paralysis), waves of apocalyptic rumors crashed over the land. A messianic faith healer rose to extraordinary fame, prayer groups performed exorcisms, and enormous crowds traveled to witness apparitions of the Virgin Mary. Most strikingly, scores...
Author
Publisher
Broadway Books
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
"A former Hollywood insider chucks it all to become a master baker in this hilarious, poignant morsel of a memoir. As head of her celebrity sister's production company, Gesine Bullock-Prado had a closet full of designer clothes and the ear of all the influential movie studio heads. But she was miserable. The only solace she found was in her secret passion: baking..."--Dust jacket.
Author
Publisher
Seal Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Anjali Kumar, a pragmatic lawyer for Google, was part of a rapidly growing population in America: highly spiritual but religiously uncommitted. But when her daughter was born, she became compelled to find God--or at least some kind of enlightenment. Convinced that traditional religions were not a fit for her, and knowing that she couldn't simply Google an answer to 'What is the meaning of life?' Kumar set out on a spiritual pilgrimage, looking for...
46) Juniper
Author
Series
Wise Child volume 2
Language
English
Description
"The daughter of a king in Cornwall, Juniper enjoys the luxurious life of a medieval princess. But when presented with the opportunity to learn the magic of nature and its healing powers, Juniper opts for the tough route and becomes an apprentice to nature's wisdom. Upon completion of her training and returning home, she discovers her power-mad aunt, Meroot, using black magic to usurp the throne. With the kingdom in peril, the young healer must use...
47) The hollow girl
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Bethan, apprentice to a Welsh Roma witch, is harrassed by the son of the clan's chieftain and then, after a brutal assault against her and a friend, must collect grisly objects to save her friend's life.
Author
Language
English
Description
"In recent years, more people than ever have turned to natural remedies for general health and wellbeing, and for help with ailments, from the common cold to arthritis. This comprehensive book of expert advice teaches you how to grow your own herbs, harvest plants from the wild, and process ingredients to create your own cabinet of natural remedies, all with safety in mind. In this updated, expanded, and fully redesigned edition of his bestselling...
49) Best of the South: from the second decade of New stories from the South edited by Shannon Ravenel
Publisher
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
Baen
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Captain Pausert just can't catch a break! First, he became the mortal enemy of his fiancée, his home planet, the Empire-and even the Worm World, the darkest threat to mankind in all of space. All because he helped rescue three slave children from their masters. Of course, these three young women were the universally feared Witches of Karres-but how was he to know that?! And after he defeated the Worm World (with the help of the witches, of course),...
Author
Series
Tay-Bodal mystery series volume 3
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
1999
Language
English
Description
During a pow-wow between the U.S. Army and the Indians in 1867 a soldier is murdered, the incident threatening to derail a peace agreement. Indian healer and sleuth Tay-bodal investigates. By the author of Witch of the Palo Duro.
Author
Series
Publisher
Silhouette Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Captivated: When filmmaker Nash Kirkland reaches out to real-life witch Morgana Donovan to use her as a research subject for his next film, Morgana humors the skeptical writer. She allows him to make foolish assumptions about magic, but quickly grows tired of his close-minded ideas on the modern witch. Working in Hollywood, Nash assumes magic is only special effects and smoke and mirrors--and he's written enough horror films to know exactly what goes...
Author
Language
English
Description
"For thousands of years, healers have used plants to cure illness. Aspirin, the world's most widely used drug, is based on compounds originally extracted from the bark of a willow tree, and more than a quarter of medicines found on pharmacy shelves contain plant compounds. Now Western medicine, faced with health crises such as AIDS, Alzheimer's disease, and cancer, has begun to look to the healing plants used by indigenous peoples to develop powerful...
Author
Publisher
Lake Union Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Mary Fawcett refines the healing recipes she's inherited from generations of women before her--an uncanny and moral calling to empathize with the sick. When witchfinder Matthew Hopkins arrives in her small village, stoking the fires of hate, he sees not healing, but the devil at work. Mary's benevolent skills have now cast her and her young brother under suspicion of witchery. Soon, the husband of one of Mary's patients is found murdered, his body...
Author
Publisher
Hay House
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
This book will help women to remember, reconnect and reclaim the word 'witch' and its power. It provides an overview of the many different versions of witchcraft and their core principles and practices, and shares ancient wisdom made relevant for waking witches. --
Author
Series
Westfield wolves volume 2
Publisher
Sourcebooks Casablanca
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
"In Lydia Dare's debut trilogy, Regency England has gone to the wolves! He's lost the most important part of himself...Lord Benjamin Westfield is a powerful werewolf--until one full moon when he doesn't change. His life now shattered, he rushes off to Scotland in search of the healer who can restore his inner beast, only to find she's not all what he expected...She would make him whole, if she could...Young, beautiful witch Elspeth Campbell will do...
58) The king's witch
Author
Publisher
Berkley Trade
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
"During the Third Crusade, deaths from fever and starvation are common, but King Richard the Lionheart has a secret ally against these impassable enemies--a mysterious healer by the name of Edythe. Of all the women in Richard's life, she is the least known...and perhaps the most powerful. Sent to Richard by his mother, Eleanor, Edythe is first thought to be a spy. She does have her fair share of secrets...owing not only her station in Richard's camp,...
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Delve into a world of key female figures from all over the world in this thrilling compendium of goddesses and heroines. With more than 30 stories about goddesses and powerful women, this is a must-have introduction for young readers interested in female figures from different cultures. The enthralling stories introduce famous figures from around the world, while a handy reference section is packed with information about the goddesses and heroines...
60) Earth magic: your complete guide to natural spells, potions, plants, herbs , witchcraft, and more
Author
Publisher
Visible Ink Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Earth Magic explores the world of natural healing and well-being through the use of plants, crystals, spell casting, rites, and rituals. Readers will learn the history behind using the natural resources of this planet, as well as how to make potions, use talismans, recite spells, and follow the practices used by witches, Wiccans, shamans, and other traditional healers. Physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being are all covered to help...
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