Cassandra, a Dublin magazine columnist, has three best friends and an unlucky love life, a familiar setup that author Carroll (Remind Me Again Why I Need a Man) shakes up with a whimsical device: her likable, humorous chick lit narrator is psychic—but no believer in the occult. Cassie’s involuntary flashes, as she calls them, usually involve the love lives of strangers, but when she catches a glimpse of her own romantic future, Cassie’s mystified to discover that her fabulously wealthy best friend Charlene is dating the man of her visions. Caught among fate, friendship and the rare possibility of fulfilling romance, Cassie struggles mightily with her desire and guilt, though readers will find the choice between unsympathetic Charlene—a disagreeable comic misfire—and dream guy a no-brainer. Carroll gives Cassie enough wit and charm to make up for a hackneyed media world setting and grating details—egregious puns (a black belt in tongue-fu), Manolo Blahniks, evil bosses—making this an exercise in pure (if predictable) chick lit fun. (Oct.)
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Cassandra can see the future with 100% accuracy . . . for everybody except herself.

Ever since Cassandra was a little girl, she’s had a remarkable psychic gift. Now a successful columnist for a weekly magazine, she predicts the future with uncanny precision. And thanks to her stunning co-worker Charlene—and the latest love of Charlene’s life, hot television producer Jack—Cassandra’s moving up . . . to daytime TV!

The trouble is, whenever Jack’s around, the hapless seer’s second sight goes dim—something that always seems to happen when a desirable single male is around. But despite a truly abysmal dating record, she believes Jack is the one for her . . . though Charlene might strongly disagree. Is true love or outrageous catastrophe right around the corner? Cassandra doesn’t have a clue. But it seems even being able to foretell the future can’t protect her from what destiny has in store . . . and sometimes fate won’t allow you to look before you love.

Delightfully warm, odd, and unforgettable, Claudia Carroll’s I Never Fancied Him Anyway is a quirky and hilarious story of seeing . . . and believing.

“Souls United is both a delight and an education. This book is valuable to anyone who wonders about the nature of human relationships.”
—Eve Bruce, M.D., author of Shaman, M.D.

“Well researched and hugely informative, Merivale’s book is essential reading for anyone interested in twin soul relationships.”
—Richard Webster, award-winning author of Soul Mates

Soulful Love Across Time

Every one of us longs for the pure joy and sense of completeness found in reuniting with our other half. But how do you find and recognize your twin soul?

Regression therapist Ann Merivale has studied the lives of ordinary people who have found their other half. From the glorious moment of instant recognition to karmic partnerships to shared past life experiences, this collection of inspiring true stories illuminates the rewarding and challenging nature of these intense relationships. There are also touching accounts of famous figures such as Edgar Cayce, Elizabeth Taylor, and St. Francis of Assisi, who experienced transformative twin soul and soul mate relationships.

The deep bond between twin souls affects our lives profoundly, teaching us invaluable lessons and guiding us on our spiritual path. This book on twin souls offers hope and reassurance that—in this lifetime or another—you will find your soul mate and experience enduring love.

 

Ann Merivale (United Kingdom) is a highly trained regression therapist who studied with renowned Jungian psychoanalyst Dr. Roger Woolger and has been practicing professionally since 1998.

Ball’s guide to the world after “four years of all-night keggers, random hook-ups, and drone-on professors” aspires to be a career guide for all recent college grads, but the author’s narrow focus on “grunt” white-collar jobs and his pedestrian contrarian worldview together conspire to muffle the few rewarding tidbits Ball sneaked into this collection of pedantic conjecture. Ball’s 100 lies range from the adroit (“Good Ideas Sell Themselves”) to the irrelevant (“You’ll find ‘the One’ in a Bar”), and his discourse on each is distinctive only in stereotypes, as in, “Most guys have their priorities dictated to them by their penis and their wallet,” while women, the reader learns later in the same paragraph, are interested in “finding a husband and finding a shoe sale.” A slick design encased in a small, portable sized book works in lots of quotations from ancient and modern sages, but even here, Ball can’t contain his gauche gushing: “We do not remember days; we remember moments,” for example, is followed by Ball’s rejoinder, “For men, the hope is that the moment isn’t too fast.” The clever design may attract some readers, but the allegedly bubble-bursting content is as groundbreaking as a yellowed Dilbert clipping.
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Your first job isn’t all it’s cracked up to be . . . You just spent $100,000 on a college degree to make photocopies. And your manager probably isn’t even happy with them.

Life at the entry level isn’t about what school you graduated from, or even who you know. It’s actually about paying dues and brownnosing and keeping your foot out of your mouth during meetings.

You’re Too Smart For This explains everything your college professors didn’t:

Understand how college has no application to reality, or anybody living in it.

Come to terms with doing gruntwork and smiling while being yelled at.

Get straight with operating on a team – putting personal interests second, for once.

Negotiate office politics, and recognize when to keep quiet (e.g., “the daytime”).

Earn the right promotion or transfer, instead of quitting and being poor again.

Locate a balanced work life, not based on social sacrifice and being hostile.

You’re Too Smart For This will help you get the hang of the working life soon enough. And even have some fun with it. Especially at happy hour.

“This new introduction to Hinduism is distinguished by exceptionally useful chapter divisions, good detail combined with ease of reading, and a particular focus on the integrated quality of the evolution of Hindu thought….The book’s balance between scholarly detail and clear, readable elucidation of issues is commendable….In all, this is a valuable contribution to the undergraduate classroom. Libraries whose Hinduism holdings include other good introductions should, nonetheless, acquire this one.” Choice

“Flood’s book is a very welcome newcomer, comprehensive, detailed and judicious.” Francis X. Clooney, S.J., Theological Studies

“…is one of the best and most informative intiations into Hinduism to date.” Journal of Indo-European Studies

“An Introduction to Hinduism is a highly readable and authoritative conspectus on this great religion….An Introduction to Hinduism will surely find a much wider audience, for scholars of comparative religion, Indologists, and non-specialists in their distinctive ways will certainly find this handsome book well worth reading.” David Hicks, Asian Thought and Society

This book provides a much-needed thematic and historical introduction to Hinduism, the religion of the majority of people in India. Dr. Flood traces the development of Hindu traditions from ancient origins and the major deities to the modern world. Hinduism as both a global religion and a form of nationalism are discussed. Emphasis is given to the tantric traditions, which have been so influential; to Hindu ritual, more fundamental than belief or doctrine; and to Dravidian influences. It introduces some debates within contemporary scholarship.

A guide for black women seeking to come to grips with seemingly insurmountable difficulties.
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Vanzant, inspirational speaker, ordained minister, and popular guest on the Oprah Winfrey Show, is releasing many of her older books on audio. This motivational work’s central message is that life is not just a series of peak or mountain-top experiences but rather a difficult journey that frequently involves passage through dark valleys, “life situations designed to teach character traits or spiritual virtues which have been undeveloped or under-developed.” According to Vanzant (Yesterday, I Cried), there are ten valleys into which black women commonly fall: light, understanding, courage, knowledge and wisdom, other people’s problems, come-uppance, purpose and intent, nonresistance, success, and love. Experiences that generally propel people into the various valleys are described, as are general ways to escape them. While the author’s encouraging words and soothing voice could well offer solace to those mired in a valley, listeners seeking practical advice will be disappointed. For popular collections.
-Beth Farrell, Portage Cty. Dist. Lib., OH
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Whether it’s a passionate quickie or an orgasmic marathon, few things can equal the intense pleasure of love and sex. Now, with Chinese Sexual Astrology, you and your partner can learn how to fuse your spiritual, mental and physical energies to achieve complete satisfaction.

Similar to the ancient Chinese “pillow books,” which were popular wedding gifts for couples, this book contains everything from astrological compatibility charts to ancient advice for igniting passion.

Each of the twelve Chinese astrological signs has its own unique blend of touch, pleasurable sensations and turn-ons.

In Part 1 (“Spirit Connections”) of Chinese Sexual Astrology, you’ll discover the unseen chemistry of long-lasting relationships. Are you a receptive and feeling oriented “Yin” lover? Or a fiery “Yang” lover who takes the lead in life and in the bedroom?

Part 2 (“Mind Connections”) explores everything from bubble baths to hot oil massage, covering the importance of fantasy and the qualities of a “superior lover.” Part 3 (“Body Connections”) delves into the secret sexual world of the twelve Chinese astrological signs. Are you a Randy Rat or a Titillating Tiger? A Sexy Snake or a perfectly Perverted Pig?

You’ll also learn the Chinese art of penile thrusting, the “Lute String”, and the “Black Pearl”, discover the link between ejaculation control and longevity; and be introduced to the ten indications of female satisfaction.

Chinese Sexual Astrology contains tried-and-true advice that combines spiritual compatibility with physical pleasures. It will welcome you to a new world of thinking and possibilities–love and sex written in the stars.

Shelly Wu has been called the “Dear Abby” of Chinese astrology. She is author of Chinese Astrology (New Page Books) and has maintained one of the most popular websites on Chinese Astrology since 1995. Her horoscope columns and feature articles have appeared in A. Magazine: Inside Asian America, The Rainbow News, Psychic Interactive, InTouch, and LIFE magazines. Her yearly predictions have been used by the Associated Press, ABC News, the BBC, the Wireless Flash news service, and featured on radio talk shows worldwide. Wu teaches Chinese Astrology at the Online College of Astrology and lives in the Southwest.