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Lori Ridgway is prepared to give up everything to go to Mars.She entered the Mars Ho reality competition to be one of the first corporate-sponsored colonists on Mars. But she didn't anticipate the chaotic, meat-market atmosphere that has candidates competing on everything from flirting to life-and-death in the airlock.She certainly didn't expect Mark Lauren-handsome, intelligent, principled, one of the strongest competitors, and an infuriating stickler for the rules.As rivals, Mark and Lori must each decide what they would do for a one-way trip to Mars. Can they pull together to survive the hazards of dangerous competition, manipulated drama, and an endless supply of unpalatable protein paste that threaten to keep them apart?Mars Ho is the first book in the spicy M.A.R.S. sci-fi romance series.

A collection of the most important writings by the great Vietnamese Buddhist monk reveals the range of his interests, from his well-known writings on peace and war to his lesser known insights into Christian and Buddhist theology, prayer, and meditation. Original.

As interest in yoga continues to grow ever more broadly in the U.S., more and more Americans are trying out yoga and discovering its benefits. At the same time, millions of people who already practice yoga are finding that it can play many different roles in their life--from physical release to spiritual growth--and wonder how to unlock that potential fully. The Yoga Mind offers a bridge between yoga as a physical practice and yoga as a spiritual inquiry. A wide-ranging, considered investigation of the deep mind-body connection yoga promotes, it includes the best work of great yoga teachers and philosophers, as well as contemporary yoga teachers and practitioners who draw wisdom and insight from their practice. Selections include writings by Patanjali, B. K. S. Iyenger, Judith Lasater, Margot Anand, Stephen Cope, Geeta Iyengar, Jon Kabat-Zinn, Erich Schiffman, and many others. The Yoga Mind is for people who want to explore yoga's deepest potential to change and enhance their lives on the physical, emotional, and spiritual planes.

The fate of the world depends on a teenage witch and her cantankerous cat.The Rune Witch urban fantasy series brings old Viking gods into the 21st century - along with erratic magick, action-packed mayhem, and ancient legends come to life.Sixteen-year-old Sally Dahl thought she was casting rune spells for a healthier planet, but a grievous error in her magickal calculations has her instead calling up legendary Berserker warriors - sworn into her unexpected service, and with bottomless junk food cravings.Worse, she's unwittingly run afoul of Odin. When Sally stumbles across a disgruntled lesser god who promises to help, she thinks she's out of danger. But she doesn't realize she wields greater magick than she could possibly imagine. Nor does she have a clue that Thor, Freya, Odin, and other survivors of the Norse pantheon are nearby, living among mortals, working and paying taxes, all while trying to stop one of their own from bringing about the destruction of the Cosmos.With her own life on the line, can Sally harness her power and find her way to a new generation of Vikings in time to prevent Ragnarok?Moon Dog Magic is the first book in the Rune Witch urban fantasy series. Start reading today RUNE WITCH urban fantasy series- Moon Dog Magic (Rune Witch, volume 1)- Elements of Magic (Rune Witch, volume 2)- Black Pool Magic (Rune Witch, volume 3)- Raven Magic (Rune Witch, volume 4)- Chaos Magic (Rune Witch, volume 5)- Twilight Magic (Rune Witch, volume 6)

The Rune Witch can't catch a break, even on vacation.Sally is finding her feet as a new ally of a modern mythological pantheon, but the teenage witch doesn't like being left out of the loop. When she sneaks aboard a flight to Norway to help protect a grove of immortality-granting apples, she is unprepared to meet an ancient enemy-the dreaded Frost Giants are holding the apples ransom in exchange for wives: Freya, Saga, Heimdall's girlfriend Maggie, and even Sally herself.But as Thor prepares for battle in a wedding dress, they soon discover a darker and more sinister enemy is on the loose.With the lives of her friends on the line, can Sally find a way to combat an adversary even more malevolent than the creepy Frost Giants?Elements of Magic is the second book in the Rune Witch urban fantasy series. If you like modern-day magick, action-packed mayhem, and ancient legends come to life, you'll love the Rune Witch books. Start reading today

Even when Sally tries to leave magick behind, she gets sucked back in.Sally is in her first year of college and studying abroad in Dublin. But the presence of the Rune Witch on Irish soil awakens the dark and dangerous Badbh, keeper of the Black Pool, whose ambitions soon have a crucial treaty between rival mythological factions-and the peace inside Odin's Lodge-balanced on a razor's edge.Caught between the reckless antics of her witch-wannabe roommate and Badbh's plan to resurrect an ancient faerie throne, Sally lands once again at the epicenter of supernatural doom.In the midst of rampaging faeries, a shape-shifting pooka, and shutterbug tourists, Sally and her powerful friends must each make a fateful choice to prevent Paranormal World War.Black Pool Magic is the third book in the Rune Witch urban fantasy series. If you like modern-day magick, action-packed mayhem, and ancient legends come to life, you'll love the Rune Witch books. Start reading today

An untested witch, angry volcano spirits, and a vision quest in the Oregon wild. What could go wrong?On the eve of Thor's wedding, Sally ventures into the local wilderness to learn native plant medicine. But her weekend nature hike quickly escalates into a scramble for survival when ancient tricksters form a shaky alliance to bring true magick back to the land.In a forest of shadow and light where nothing is as it seems, Sally finds herself in the clutches of a lusty lava god whose gaze sears her skin and crisps her clothes-and whose attentions awaken a deadly trio of dormant volcanoes-while Thor comes face to face with a specter from the past.Can the vengeful volcanoes be appeased before a massive eruption destroys the entire Pacific Northwest? And at what cost?Raven Magic is the fourth book in the Rune Witch urban fantasy series. If you like modern-day magick, action-packed mayhem, and ancient legends come to life, you'll love the Rune Witch books. Start reading today

A young witch will go to literal Hell and back if it means a chance at setting things right.Sally is struggling under Loki's tutelage and suspects he's again up to no good. She's trying to make amends in the aftermath of devastating loss, but the Lodge is in upheaval and Odin's children have scattered-giving an ancient and dreaded enemy the perfect opportunity to stake her own claim.When the goddess of the underworld and her undead draugar start wreaking havoc in Portland-burning down Sally's apartment building and even kidnapping her new boyfriend-the members of the Lodge must find a way to band together to protect the city and themselves.With her friends' lives in the balance, Sally must confront her own true nature. How deep does her chaos magick really run?Chaos Magic is the fifth book in the Rune Witch urban fantasy series. If you like modern-day magick, action-packed mayhem, and ancient legends come to life, you'll love the Rune Witch books. Start reading today

It's the end of the world. For real this time.As a reluctant college student and bad-tempered Rune Witch, Sally's life in Portland is anything but ordinary. She can't escape being the epicenter of magickal mayhem, even as her power fast eclipses her mentor, Loki. Among the surviving members of Odin's Lodge, things are just as strange: Heimdall's dog is ordering plastic dinosaurs for two-day Prime delivery. Fenrir, the dark wolf of the apocalypse, starts wearing pants. And Loki is keeping a deadly secret.But when a frightened boy arrives on Thor's doorstep with human traffickers on his tail and real power in his small hands, a darker danger emerges-one of ancient chaos and untamed magick unleashed in the mortal world.Their fated last stand has come, but this isn't the Twilight of the Gods anyone expected. As Sally comes face to face with her destiny, she must dig deep to find out if she has what it takes to keep the Cosmos from ripping itself apart.Because there's no stopping Ragnarok.Twilight Magic is the sixth and final book in the Rune Witch urban fantasy series. If you like modern-day magick, action-packed mayhem, and ancient legends come to life, you'll love the Rune Witch books. Start reading today