In OPHELIA'S GHOST (set in the American Southwest in 1958) Eva, an anthropologist in her mid-30s, disappears from her campsite in the Canyons of the Ancients. As local tracker Joe Hill searches for her, the story weaves together ancient Puebloan cultures, the Art of Memory, UFOs, Einstein's relativity, parallel universes, and a question Shakespearean scholars have debated since 1598-Can we know if we've truly seen a ghost? Now, 25 years earlier in FALL OF '33, from the window of a train, 12-year-old Eva looks back--observing, associating, remembering the fall of 1933, her last twenty days on her family's farm nestled in Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains. With her parents Doc and Leah, Eva rides the train west, to the Century of Progress World's Fair in Chicago, across the Plains, and on to their new home in Django, Colorado. With Billy, she finds her first young love, learns about her family's ghostly past, and discovers mysteries about herself. Grandfather Poppy prepares her for life-changing journeys as he relates the stories of her family's Indian and mystical ancestry in Virginia, dating back to Shakespeare's time and before. While inventing new games, exploring the woods around their farm, and joining family and friends in traditional social gatherings in 1933 rural Virginia, Eva's experiences unveil secrets of the past, present, and future. The darkness of this period--economic depression, drought, and burgeoning eugenics--is balanced by the shining potential of the human imagination.

Eva Hail, an anthropologist in her mid-30s, disappears from her campsite. She is researching the Anasazi abandonment of the 14th century, weaving together astronomy, ancient religions, and the Art of Memory. Eva's belongings are left behind, and there are no signs of violence. Joe Hill, a local tracker, is asked to look for her, aided only by her field notebook. Joe's daughter is playing Ophelia in Hamlet, which introduces the questions Shakespearean scholars have debated since 1598. Can we know if we've truly seen a ghost? Can witnesses or experiments validate reality? Joe is haunted by his memories: his father left before Joe was born; his mother, an herbal healer, died five years ago; his wife, a dancer, abandoned him. Set in 1958 in the American Southwest, Ophelia's Ghost explores key themes of this period: UFOs, the space race, Einstein's relativity, parallel universes, and structural anthropology. Joe's search to find Eva uncovers mysteries of the past, present, and future.

The Art of Memory has been used for mental and spiritual training by ancient orators (e.g., Cicero), Christian figures (e.g., Thomas Aquinas), and modern practitioners (e.g., Dominic O'Brien) since before the time of Christ. This powerful memory technique can also be used to remember other kinds of information (lists, speeches, important dates, etc.). At its essence, the Art of Memory involves placing symbolic images at designated locations along a journey. IN THIS BOOK, YOU'LL FIND: Step-by-step instructions to memorize 30 parables using the Art of Memory. 30 full-page paintings plus diagrams to help you visualize your memory journey. Each parable distilled into a concise, elegant poem. Parables cross-referenced in Matthew, Mark, Luke, and Thomas. A history of the Art of Memory and Jesus' parables. Techniques for remembering chapters and verse references. JESUS taught in figurative language. He compared the kingdom of heaven to leaven.He indicated how people should live in the kingdom by telling vivid and sometimes puzzling parables. Some of these parables suggest reversals of expectations.Very small things, like mustard seeds, can grow into majestic and great products. All of the parables contain tangible and vivid images. These images make them memorable. BY LEARNING JESUS' PARABLES BY HEART, you will become acquainted with Jesus' parables in a deeper way. By practicing the Art of Memory, you will grow to see remembering not as a tiresome and time-consuming task but as a relaxing pleasure. See your memories for what they are-treasures and enduring gifts.

WriteItNow 4 is the ideal writing software for novice and experienced writers. "Making the Most of WriteItNow 4" is your key to effective, efficient use of the software. WITH state-of-the-art writing tools (chapter, scene, character, location, event, note, and idea editors, spell checker, and thesaurus), creativity-promoting features (idea generators, graphs, prompts, add-ons), and classy formatting/export options, WriteItNow 4 takes you from first idea to final manuscript with ease. MAKING THE MOST OF WRITEITNOW 4 enables you to optimize your writing experience. You'll quickly learn how to use WriteItNow's essential tools and features. You'll get advice from established authors, while being encouraged to let your personal writing style come out. Step-by-step examples of all major features show you WriteItNow in action. INSTEAD of squandering your time surfing software and learning by trial and error, let Making the Most of WriteItNow 4 be your guide and enhance your writing experience. IN THIS BOOK, you'll learn how to: (1) Write and store complete novels; (2) Edit and rearrange chapters with a Story Board; (3) Create background details and personalities for characters and graph their relationships; (4) Establish reasonable Writing Targets; (5) Fine tune your writing with word counts, readability tools, a crossword capable theasurus, and numerous Web Tools; (6) Create Web, File, and Research links; (7) Use, Create, and Edit Prompts Sets; (8) Generate characters and background notes; (9) Manage reference and submission data; (10) Prepare manuscripts for submission or publication; (11) Navigate WriteItNow menus, dialogs, Tree and Tab views; and (12) Import stories into WriteItNow that you've started in another program.