Love Virtue is a straight-forward examination of the virtues of human living and what it means, in daily life, to love these virtues. The author begins by explaining that virtue is the divine life essence that animates the human being, bringing in spiritual forces of love, wisdom, and power "from above." As such, it is an important link between the human personality and the divine soul. People who cultivate virtue in their self-expression are enriching their lives with divine essence.

As we cultivate these virtues, we translate them into values, which in turn take control of our self-expression. In this quiet way, we learn the process of redeeming our own life.

At last, here is an interactive journal that can be used as a powerful tool for learning the basic principles of enlightened management.

This unique journal takes the reader on a personal odyssey to managerial excellence. In 15 separate inquiries, the author draws out the thinker within the manager, helping the reader learn to solve the most complex problems of modern management on his or her own! By answering each question, the reader learns to think more clearly about basic management problems.

Prayer is more than just talking to God. It is an act of focused devotion. We pray by lifting our attention out of the mundane focus of daily activity and interacting with the qualifies of divine love, wisdom, justice, and strength that can help us meet our problems maturely.

Making Prayer Work is a phenomenal book that makes sense out of a common but mystifying process. In the first half, "Praying Effectively, " the authors penetrate to the heart of effective prayer, revealing the inner dimensions of the help and support that are available to us -- through intelligent prayer. In the second half, "Invoking Divine Life, " they go a step further, examining the powerful tools of invocation and evocation and how they can enrich our spiritual life.

Death is an unavoidable part of life, a force that leads us through transitions. Because humanity understands so little about the dying process, it has been befogged by fear and superstition. This new book seeks to dispel the confusion and anxiety that surrounds the death process.

Sophy is a journal devoted to reviving interest in the inspired writings of English and American literature. There is a great treasure of short stories, essays, and poetry that has been produced over the last few centuries -- writings that are entertaining and inspiring to read.

In each issue, Sophy presents a sampling of these treasures -- fifteen or sixteen essays and stories that will entertain and inspire the reader. An occasional poem is interspersed among the stories. Each cover is graced by a significant work of art. The book is designed to be picked up at an airport newsstand and read on a round trip flight to Cancun -- or saved for a quiet evening of reading at home, sitting by the fire with a glass of claret or a brandy. Most of all, the stories lend themselves to being read out loud -- for the enjoyment of others as well as oneself.

Sophy features only stories, essays, and poems that have al-ready been published and have gained some form of recognition and acclaim. Sophy is dedicated entirely to reviving and preserving the treasures of the past.

A mention of flatulence might conjure up images of bratty high school boys or lowbrow comics. But one of the most eloquent--and least expected--commentators on the subject is Benjamin Franklin. The writings in "Fart Proudly" reveal the rogue who lived peaceably within the philosopher and statesman. Included are "The Letter to a Royal Academy"; "On Choosing a Mistress"; "Rules on Making Oneself Disagreeable"; and other jibes. Franklin's irrepressible wit found an outlet in perpetrating hoaxes, attacking marriage and other sacred cows, and skewering the English Parliament. Reminding us of the humorous, irreverent side of this American icon, these essays endure as both hilarious satire and a timely reminder of the importance of a free press.

Some of the best insights into the inner dimensions of life have been recorded over the centuries by the great poets, many of whom were visionaries in their own right. Reading inspired verse is therefore an excellent way to catch a glimpse of these visions ourselves.

Poets included in this collection range from Alexander Pope, William Wordsworth, and Elizabeth Barrett Browning to John Masefield, Robert Frost, Emily Dickinson, and Ralph Waldo Emerson, as well as a whole host of lesser known poets.

This is a marvelous collection to pick up and read at random or to spend an evening with before a warm fire with a glass of sherry.

Angels play a far more important role in our lives than we realize. Our minds and emotions are shaped out of angelic substance. Our greatest music, art work, and literature has its roots in angelic inspiration. Angelic troops help us to give birth -- and to heal the sick. And yet, as a race, we remain almost totally ignorant of these divine beings, their purpose, and their role.

This is due to our own blindness. In this short book, authors Robert R. Leichtman, M.D. and Carl Japikse describe the truth about angels -- and how humans can learn to work with them. The authors shatter a lot of misconceptions about angels and their interactions with humans, then go on to outline the real basis for angelic-human interaction.

The Hour Glass is a collection of fables spun in the inventive mind of Carl Japikse. But these are fables with a difference, for each is like a grain of sand which, as it is read, magically transforms itself into a growing seed of insight into fundamental themes of human living.

This delightful set of stories embraces a wide range of fabulous characters -- from an artistic donkey and an intellectual coyote to a politicking baboon and a messianic minnow. There are even a few fables about men and women -- 60 fables in all.

When practiced properly, meditation is one of the most powerful tools of spirit -- and a tremendous enhancement to individual spiritual experience. It enables the personality to contact the dynamic presence of spirit, interact with it, and use its great force to transform the nature of its character and self-expression.

In this book, the authors introduce the reader to the act of meditation, explaining the basis for meditation and how to do it effectively. They strip away the strangeness that sometimes obscures the real worth of meditation and show it to be a tool thai anyone pursuing a deeper awareness of God's life should practice.