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New look at ‘Corners; Voices on Change’

New book trailer for ‘Corners; Voices on Change” I’ll be honest here.  We had a book trailer created for Corners when it first came out.  We never released it because it felt like the wrong tone.  The music sounded like an alternate theme to the Mission Impossible movie series.  Corners; Voices on Change is about the …

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‘Goodnight Dear One’ New Cover

Cute fox sleeps on the cover of Goodnight Dear One

Read more about children’s books from JWP: Click here. We’ve got a new book cover on our Ebook edition of ‘Goodnight Dear One.’ Readers have praised the loving, calming story for its engaging pictures and loving words.  Animals, babies, and toddlers all slow down and go to sleep. The mood of love and comfort We …

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Goodnight Dear One with Holiday 99cent Sale

Early Release Date for the Holidays: Goodnight Dear One Surround your dear little one in a world of love with bedtime reading.  Animals and more from around the world send wishes and blessings in a calming and supportive tale all about your dear one.  Goodnight Dear One is bedtime reading to create a bonding ritual …

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Bedtime Story, Goodnight Dear One

Bedtime Book for Little Ones Goodnight Dear One Surround your dear little one with love as you read them to sleep.  Goodnight Dear One offers pleasure and love to the little one as they calm and get ready for bed. Reading to little ones is essential not only to the development of literacy, but also as …

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‘Friends: ‘Short-Term Flash Sale

Celebrate ‘FRIENDS’ With a .99 Cents Flash Sale Accept the times no one stood with you. Consider the meaning of the memories no one ever speaks of. Navigate the mostly virtual friendships. Thank the teachers and the givers. Say good-by because it’s time or because you have no other choice. Navigate relationships when paths diverge. …

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Spotlight on Elan Barnehama and Friends

Elan Barnehama and Amy Lou Jenkins in a Conversation about Long-Term Friendships ALJ. When I read your wonderful essay “Showing Up,’ now published  in FRIENDS, I was struck by feelings of estrangement and, on the other hand, the comfort of friends. These two emotions seemed to be bantering throughout the essays. It felt familiar and …

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15 Best Gifts for Friends

Friendships can be a foundational relationship in our lives.  When twenty-four authors came together to explore this theme,  they created a collection that honors friends from a wide spectrum of experiences.  All add meaning to our lives. For many, friendships last even after romances end.  We care about our friends.  If you buy Friends: Voices …

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Book review of ‘Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel’

Book Review of ‘Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel’ by Carl Safina Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel, by Carl Safina, Henry Holt Co., 2015, 480 p. Many scholars from those enrolled in Middle School General Science to PhD professors have been exposed to and likely held the standard that prohibits anthropomorphizing animal behaviors. Students are …

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Spotlight on Betsy Robinson and Friendship

Betsy Robinson and Amy Lou Jenkins in a Conversation About What can be Learned Within Friendships of Contrast Buy Friends at Amazon or your favorite bookseller including your indie bookstore. ALJ  Hi Betsy, I loved your essay, ‘Two Kinds of Gardeners,’ in Friends: Voices on the Gift of Companionship and I admit, I tend to …

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Considering Aristotle and Nicomachean Ethics on Friendship

Considering Aristotle and Nicomachean Ethics on Friendship Can friendships be sorted into one of three categories as Aristotle postulated?  Since we are still talking about what he had to say way back in 350 B.C.E., we are culturally bound to his analysis of  friendships.  Still, I think cultural mobility, the digital age, and the emphases …

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