"Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! have nothing on Rose, at home in a thicket of menacing creatures."—Choice

We have always conjured up creatures never seen in nature, from flying horses and two-headed birds to fire-breathing dragons and enormous killer skunks, as well as fantastic distortions of our own image, from giants to nubile maidens. In these pages you will meet extraordinary beings from Hindu and Navajo religions, Scandinavian tales, Russian folklore, Lithuanian stories, Irish oral history, American tall tales, and Aztec myth. Just some of the monstrous entourage:
• Baku, a benevolent Japanese monster with the body of a horse, the head of a lion, and the legs of a tiger, who helps people by devouring their nightmares.
• Kurma, the giant tortoise of Hindu myth, whose upper shell forms the heavens and lower part the earth.
• Missipissy, the feared fish serpent of North America's Great Lakes region.

This illustrated encyclopedia not only identifies and describes individual beasts in their cultural context but also groups them together across cultures and discusses common mythological strands and conceits. 60 b/w illustrations.

By bridging the gap between conventional medical interventions and complementary approaches using aromatherapy, palliative care nurse and clinical aromatherapist, Carol Rose, demonstrates how an integrated and evidence-based approach can have the most significant impact on quality-of-life in patients with life-limiting illness. Aromatherapy is already a fundamental practice in many palliative care settings but its benefits remain under-researched and under-represented. Each chapter of this book incorporates a person-centred focus to consider the integration of various aromatherapy approaches for a range of end-of-life symptoms, alongside conventional medical options. The specificity of this approach and the emphasis of empowering patients to be involved in the process of choosing oils and applications, allows for improved results in the palliation of common symptoms. Integrating Clinical Aromatherapy in Palliative Care has a foundation in research from the patient's point of view. The result is a fresh perspective that prioritises support of patient choices, skilful communication and individualised care, alongside the judicious use of essential oils and other botanical products. Collectively, aromatherapy can completely reframe holistic care to allow for greater emotional, social and spiritual expression.

Unlike her first book of poetry, Behind the Blue Gate (l997), which used place to access reality, Carol Rose's From the Dream invites us to draw upon memory, loss, death, friendship and love in an attempt to give shape to our lives. Dreams, like the spiritual realm, shift perspective, urging us to move between the worlds of waking and imaginal realities. In this strangely familiar terrain, perceptions are challenged. We sense the power of images, believing that if we can grab hold of them, wrest meaning from them, then (regardless of how bewildering they may seem) we can be blessed by them. "Carol Rose calls up her spiritual lineages, and dares the reader to go travelling with her, through dream, memory, spirit, and the landed body, toward the wisdom of self-understanding. Her poetic journey spirals back and forth through time, from the ancient path of priestess, to home and family, to her own Jewish heritage and identity." - Katherine Bitney, author of The Boreal Dragon: Encounters with a Northern Land and Firewalk "In From the Dream, Carol Rose views her life from a mystical perspective. Here there are angels to interact with, the Shekhinah to guide her, and fate and meaning in everything that occurs. Drawing on 'words/waiting to be exhumed, ' she creates poems that fulfill their ancient role as spells, prophecies, and 'ancient utterances.' " - Howard Schwartz, author of The Library of Dreams: New and Selected Poems 1965-2013

For This Marvelous Country is the true life story of a B-17 combat pilot in the Eighth Air Force, 92nd Bombardment Group in the European Operational Theater of WWII. Bill struggles through twenty-five combat missions, including the epic air battle, Schweinfurt. Then, after a stint in the States, he volunteers for a second tour, anxious for combat and eager for the responsibility of a crew. Bill and Marg's wartime correspondence began in 1943 at her mother's persistence. Their letters were "friendly, but not familiar"; a reflection of Bill's military training.